Soggy library book dilemma

Tomsk · 2 May 2006 at 17:35

kitten_caboodle said:
1.21 gigawatts!! I'm sorry. But the only power source capable of generating 1.21 gigawatts of electricity is a bolt of lightning.

Just make sure you're not in the bath reading a book when the lightning strikes.

kitten_caboodle · 2 May 2006 at 17:36

Mr Bulbous said:
Brilliant

Anyway. Called our library just now, and yup, there will be a fine ... they cant comment on how much though at this time. and also they (who is they?) will calculate the books worth from age and times it was borrowed ... 8 times borrowed from the ticket number, but I'm offering them an exact new Brand New replacement? Its crazy.

But yup, They wont accept an exact similar substitute bought from me from a cheaper source, they have to go through the proper more expensive channels <----- this kinda outdated stuff is what drags down our once great country IMHO.

Oh well, fun thread, average book, usual red tape nonsense

Cheers.

It is stoopid. I used to get them loads of really cheap hardbacks which they used to love taking off me, but then they couldn't take them anymore. Red tape drives me mad :mad:

Smithy · 2 May 2006 at 17:38

or of course, a device known as 'Mr Fusion', which turns ordinary rubbish into power. Enough power to allow the time machine to travel in time.

dont police telephone boxes do the same sort of thing?

Cueball · 2 May 2006 at 17:38

Smithy said:
Ok just own up and pay the few quid to replace it.

That seems like the best thing to do. It'll also make you feel a damn sight better morally (assuming you have morals, if not, ignore.)

kitten_caboodle · 2 May 2006 at 17:41

Smithy said:
dont police telephone boxes do the same sort of thing?

so do superman's underpants. Turn something rubbish into power....

fatiain · 2 May 2006 at 17:43

kitten_caboodle said:
so do superman's underpants. Turn something rubbish into power....

*opens mouth*

...................

*closes mouth*

Mr Bulbous · 2 May 2006 at 17:45

kitten_caboodle said:
It is stoopid. I used to get them loads of really cheap hardbacks which they used to love taking off me, but then they couldn't take them anymore. Red tape drives me mad

Thanks Kitten, you are the voice of reason.

But I'll just pay the fine.

Cheers.

kitten_caboodle · 2 May 2006 at 17:46

fatiain said:
*opens mouth*

...................

*closes mouth*

That is so not what i was intimating!

Mr Bulbous · 2 May 2006 at 17:49

Cueball said:
That seems like the best thing to do. It'll also make you feel a damn sight better morally (assuming you have morals, if not, ignore.)

LOL. Wish people wouldent skim through threads.

kitten_caboodle · 2 May 2006 at 17:56

Mr Bulbous said:
LOL. Wish people wouldent skim through threads.

who are you again??

fatiain · 2 May 2006 at 18:10

kitten_caboodle said:
That is so not what i was intimating!

Pffffftftftftftt, yeah right.

Mr Bulbous · 2 May 2006 at 19:28

kitten_caboodle said:
who are you again??

No Idea?

What were we talking about in the first place?

Al Vallario · 2 May 2006 at 19:32

Forgotten who wrote this said:
No Idea?

What were we talking about in the first place?

How soppy binary looks? Something like that, anyway...

big_white_dog84 · 2 May 2006 at 19:42

In this entire thread there has been one decent response.

A similar thing happened to me and I had to pay for its replacement. The price on the cover was about £20 and they charged me a fiver IIRC to account for wear and tear.

Rich1988 · 2 May 2006 at 19:45

ooh I have a good idea, go into the library, with a neatly concealed tub of water, go up to the counter and place the bucket on the floor, then tell the counter lady to look behind her, then place the book next to her elbow above the tub, she turns around and hey presto! she has knocked the book into the water, your off the hook!

kitten_caboodle · 2 May 2006 at 19:53

Rich1988 said:
ooh I have a good idea, go into the library, with a neatly concealed tub of water, go up to the counter and place the bucket on the floor, then tell the counter lady to look behind her, then place the book next to her elbow above the tub, she turns around and hey presto! she has knocked the book into the water, your off the hook!

f t w!

PeterNem · 2 May 2006 at 20:00

fatiain said:
How about locking the book in a bank vault, giving the bank instructions that your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson hands the book back to the library. You will be in the papers in 500 years for having the biggest library fine ever.

Sounds like Dave Lister and NorWeb to me!!

I'd be inclined to by a replacement from amazon and swap over the stickers etc from inside the front cover (do they still stamp the date on a bit of paper? I've only ever used a library to take a book out once and it was a fair few years ago). Just don't tell them it's a replacement and nobody should ever know.

Make sure it's the same edition though or the barcode will be different and their system won't accept it when they scan it back in (assuming it's all computerised now!)

Vonhelmet · 3 May 2006 at 12:26

sunama said:
or of course, a device known as 'Mr Fusion', which turns ordinary rubbish into power. Enough power to allow the time machine to travel in time.

Assuming, of course, that it can get up to the requisite 88mph.

kitten_caboodle · 3 May 2006 at 12:29

vonhelmet said:
Assuming, of course, that it can get up to the requisite 88mph.

counts smart cars out then.. i believe they can only do 87

Vonhelmet · 3 May 2006 at 12:57

kitten_caboodle said:
counts smart cars out then.. i believe they can only do 87

Aye, and that's with both of you pushing!